Transverse momentum spectra of f0(980) from coalescence model.

We use a coalescence model to generate f 0 (980) particles for four configurations: s s ¯ meson, u u ¯ s s ¯ tetraquark, K K ¯ molecule, and u u ¯ p-wave state. The phase-space information of the coalescing constituents is taken from a multi-phase transport (AMPT) simulation of proton-proton (pp) and proton-lead (pPb) collisions at the LHC. It is shown that the transverse momentum spectra and production yields of f 0 (980) differ significantly among the configurations. It is suggested that the p T spectra of the f 0 (980) compared to those of other hadrons (such as pion) and the ratio of the f 0 (980) p T spectra in pPb over pp collisions can be exploited to tell the configuration of the f 0 (980). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]